Carrier for baled straw and the like.



' E. L. YOUNG.

CARRIER FDR BALED STRAW AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24,-1914.

1,150,320. Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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Be it known thatl, YELMER L. YOUNG, a

citizen ofthe'iUnited States, residing at- Holder, in the countyfof McLean and- State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriers lfor Baled Straw and ,the like, of which the following which may be easily attachecli o the usual hay. carriers and. which, adapted; to drop p Which .Will not eas lyf get out of. repa r.

or release the bales .ofhay, straw or thelike. at any desirable. point by means of anovel form ,of trip mechanism:-

A further object is torprovidea device: of. the lcharacter described which-is simple and K inexpensive in its construction, and

With theseand other objectsin view, the

invention consists in certain novel .cornbina tions and. arrangeinentsflof the, parts as 'wvill more, fully appear as...-the deseription pro;

For :a full understanding. of the invention;

referenceistobe had to the following de-f;

scription and. accompanying drawing,

Fig. .2. Figfl is a detail perspective View ofthe supporting thesaIne o-ver which the ,trip

rope. ,operates orresponding and like parts are referred, to. in the following description ,and;ind1-.

cated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

riage being;provided with the usual hay fork tripping mechanism .3 and triprope-, the haycarrying forksbeing' removed. The

lower portion otthehay forktripping mechanismis provided. with a hookfisuspended;

1 Specification'of Iietters Patent.

trip hook supporting. bracket. Fig.-

' I j isfa similarview of the pulley and bracket CARBIERFOB niiLnn-srRAv/f ennmnnenrxn. 1;

from which is a baled straw carrier 6. This baled straw carrier G is composed'of two .op-

positely disposed parallel side bars? and 8v which are secured togetherat their opposite endsby neans of thecross bars 9, the side] bar 8 being prov dedwith a hole 8 nearits center to. receive the trip hook, andbolt holes 8 pair oflongitudinally extends ingsuspension cables: Qrbars 10 have their ends boltedat:11;to the respective side bars 7 and$ nearthe-en dsthereof,' said'cables 10 being secured togethenat substantially their. ntmlp n eby a cl mn w c e thellQOk 5 of the hay carrier to suspend the. baledstrawcarrier th refrom A verticallyldispesed plate ,13 is secured byaholt l=. o-the.1side bar? at su s antia y the; center thereof; while? the side bar. secured thereto by the bolts 15 a trip hook supporting bracket, 16, said bracket; being stenedto theinner e of the si eb n8- 1 hi ake 1. is pr v dw a hole le near its center, said holeheing adapted. to

egister with the hole 8?? ,in theside ;bar,. 8 p QhrecelVe etrl-p hook, and also withholes. ceeds', the novel. features .thereoit'. be ng;

' poin e out in th app ded ims; 1

16f1'adapted1to register with the holes 8 holes; '8Ii a f-the: ou r ends t e e fiw trip hook lf) is pivoted upon a pin 20-, which passesthrough the holesf 18 of. the

. bracket said hook being provided I With an nnw ardlwextending' shankor flat.

endQLto" Wlliqhlis fastened, one end-of a spr1ng22,the ther end of which. is fastened to theltopaQf theve'rticallv disposcdplatelfi on. the siderba rl* The opposite and lower 1 end ofthe. hook 19,is returnedinwardly to form a. hook arm .23 the outer extremity of.

whioh is preferablvfpointed asat24, said arm 23 being adapted to enter the holesf8 nd 1 ofthe .side ban S and bracket 16 respectively, when in its. operative position. The springf22 tends toswing the hook. 19

1 about its pivotso astodisengagethe arm 23 thereoii fromthe holes 8 and 16*, while a.

. locking lever 26, pivoted at. 27 tothe side b211 8 and spaced therefrom; by a plate2'8,

. tends to retain thearm 23 ofthe hook 19 in said holes. Thislever .26 engages the. .outer side of the shank 19 of the hook .19 and has one end thereofiupturned at 29to which upturned end is secured a trip ropeg30,

while to prevent the lever 26 from swinging downwardly below- -.-the;.side bar 8 a stop permanently fastened to the plate 13 on the side bar ,7 by means of a shackle 32.

plate 31 is provided, said plate 31 being offset to allow the end of the lever 26 to-rest upon the plate between the same and the side bar 8. It will thus be obvious that the locking lever 26 normally overcomes the tendency of thespring to pull the arm 23 from the holes 8 and 16 and that should the lever 26 be pulled upwardly out'of engagement with the hook 19 thespring 22 10 would swing the same about its pivot and withdraw the arm 23 from the holes. One link of a chain25 is engaged by the arm 23 between the side bar 8 and the shank19 of the hook 19 when the device is in operative position, the opposite end of the chain being A'bracket 33 is provided at one end of the side bar 8, said bracket having a pulley 34 mounted therein over which is adapted.

to pass the trip, rope 30, one end wofuwhich is securedto the lever 26 while the,,oppo-- site end thereof is adapted to bepulled upon by the person desiring to operate the trip.

This bracket consists of a foot 35 fastened to thebarS by bolts or rivets 36 and an arm 1 37', the upper end of which is returned at 37" parallel to and at a distance fromitself to form bearings for the pulley.

In the operation of the device the chain 25 is wrapped around the bales desired to be carried away and one link of the chain placed in engagement with the arm 23 of thehook 19 which is then forced into the." holes 8? and 16 against the action of the spring 22. The lever 26 is then swung downwardly so as to" engage the hook19 to retain the same in position, the swinging end ofthe lever resting onthe keeper plate 31. The hay carrier carriage is then moved until the-placeat which it is desired to de- .7 posit the bales is reached, when the trip ropef30 is pulled upon. This raises the lever 26 from engagement with the hook 1 9 which is then swung about itspivot 20 by the spring 22, thus withdrawing the hooked vend 23 thereof from the holes 8? and 16,

whereupon the link of the chain. 25 which rested onthe arm 23 of the hook slides there? from, dropping the bales at the desired place.

; It will thus be seen that the above device is very desirable, as being adapted to .be suspended from the usual hay carrier it needs no carriage of its own, and it may be readily.

attached and detached from the hay carrier as desired. Furthermore, it is provided with a quick and easily operated trip of its own which greatly facilitates in loading the bales upon and unloading them from the bale carrier.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

ILA carrier for baled straw and the like,

includinga frame formed with spaced side bars, means for. supporting the frame, a

the sidebars for-engaging one end of the bale-supportmg chaln, a transversely swlng- "bale supporting chain, me ans upon one of 1 side bar for engaging a selected link of the chain, yielding means normallytending to swing the trip hook into inoperative posi- 1 tion, a, longitudinally swinging latch bar mounteduponthe sidebar for engagement with the transversely swinging trip hook" to hold the latter in operative position, and

means for swinging the latch bar into inoperative position;

2. A carrier forbaled straw andthe like, including aeframeformed with spaced side bars, means for supporting the frame, a bale supporting chain, means upon lone of the side bars for engaging an end of the bale supporting chain, a pivoted trip hook mounted upon the opposite side barto swing transversely with respect thereto, said trip l hookbeing formed with a nose adapted to poiiperate with'the side, bar to engage a selected link of the bale supporting chain, yielding means normally tending to swing the nose of' the trip hook out of operative relation with theside bar, and latch means for holding the nose of'the trip hook in .60-

operative relation with the side bar.

3. A carrier for baled straw and the like,

including a frame formed with spaced side "bars one ofPwhichis formed with an opening, means for supporting the frame, aplate applied to the opposite s debar, a bale snpporting chain having one end thereof appliedto the plate, a trip hook carriedby the opposite sidebar and'mounted to swing the hook into. inoperative position, and a latch bar pivotally mounted upon the side bar to swing longitudinally thereof, said latch bar being adapted to engage the trip Y hook tohold the same in operative position. 4:. A carrier for baled straw and the like, including a frame formed with side bars,

.means for supporting the frame, one of which is formed with-an opening, a plate appliedtothe oppositeside bar, a'bale supporting chain having one end thereof connectedto the plate, a bracket applied to the opposite side bar and formed with an opening registering with the opening therein, said bracket being formed with a laterally projecting ear, a transversely swinging trip hook pivoted upon the saidear andformed with a nose adapted to engage a selected link. of the bale supporting chain and'enter the corresponding openings of the side bar 70 in'g -trip hook-mounted upon the opposite 3 and bracket, a spring connecting the trip hook and plate and normally tending to swing the trip hook into inoperative posii including a frame formed with spaced side bars one of which is formed with an opening, means for supporting the frame, a plate applied to the opposite side bar, a bale sup {or-ting chain connected to the plate, a

racket applied to the side bar and formed with an opening corresponding to the opening therein, said bracket being formed with a laterally projecting ear, a laterally swinging trip hook'pivotally mounted upon the ear and formed with a nose adapted to engage a selected link of the bale supporting chain and enter the corresponding openings of the side bar and bracket, a spring connecting the trip hook and before mentioned plate and tending to normally hold the trip hook in inoperative position, a longitudinally swinging latch bar pivotally mounted upon the side bar and adapted to engage the trip hook to hold the same in operative position, a trip rope connected to the latch bar, and guide means uponone end of the frame for engagement with the trip rope.

In testimony whereof I aflix'my signature in presenceof two witnesses. ELMER L. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

W. WAYNE VAN GUNDY, THOMAS H. GORDON.

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